On January 4^th  North Platte Public Elementary Schools will participate in a Plastics Recycling Competition.

ABC Recycling and Keep North Platte Lincoln County Beautiful are hosting the #2 Plastics Recycling Competition throughout the district.  The competition will be held from January 4^th through February 15^th.  They will be collecting only clean and rinsed #2 plastics, which is typically found in milk jugs, detergent bottles, shampoo bottles and coffee containers (that includes most  white and color plastics).  Look for the #2 in the chasing arrows symbol on the bottom of all plastics.  The schools are competing for a Picnic Bench made out of recycled #2 plastic lumber.  The bench is donated by Adams Bank and Trust.  We appreciate their great partnership in this event, which teaches students a valuable lesson in recycling and protecting the environment.

According to Keep America Beautiful, if all 8 billion pounds of plastic bottles produced in the U.S. in 2009 had been recycled, the material could have produced 22 million extra-large t-shirts.  #2 Plastics are also known as HDPE or high-density polyethylene, is one of the most commonly used plastics in the United States.   #2 plastic is typically found in milk jugs, plastic bags and refillable plastic bottles. In addition to synthetic plastic lumber, recycled HDPE is used to manufacture lawn and garden products, buckets, crates, office products and automobile parts.

Recycling contributes to reduction in resource consumption and pollution. Over 80% of U.S. households have access to a plastics recycling program. By recycling your #2 HDPE plastic waste, you are helping to create new, reusable, eco-friendly products and keep millions of pounds of waste from entering our landfills

Fun Facts

• In 2009, 94% of Americans have access to plastic bottle recycling – Keep America Beautiful

Recycling 10 plastic bottles saves enough energy to power a laptop computer for over 24 hours. – Environmental Protection Agency

• Enough plastic is produced in the US each year to shrink wrap Texas. – Benefits of Recycling
• Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy than incinerating it. – Recycling Facts
• About 28% of HDPE milk jugs and water bottles are recycled. – Environmental Protection Agency

Help your school win! Collect as many # 2 plastic containers as you can

between January 1st and February 15th. Bring them to your school –

drop them off – they will be taken to the recycling center to be recycled.

Easy as 1-2-3! Save our environment by RECYCLING!

 Milk Jugs

 Detergent Bottles

 Shampoo Bottles

 Coffee Containers

 Buckets

 Tubs

NO SODA OR WATER BOTTLES

Please make sure to rinse your items out

before dropping them off.

#2 Plastics Only

SPONSORED BY: Keep North Platte & Lincoln County and ABC Recycling and Adams Bank and Trust